PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Winter Fuel Payment (16 March 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of winter fuel payments to eligible claimants were made automatically in each of the last five years.
Asked by:
Sir Nicholas Dakin (Labour)
Asked by:
Sir Nicholas Dakin (Labour)
Answer
The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The majority of Winter Fuel Payments are made automatically from information already held by the Department. We invite claims mainly from men under 65 who meet the eligibility criteria, as the largest group not identified and paid automatically. Claims can be made up to and including 31 March and are not accepted after that date.
Answered by:
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
21 March 2016
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